how much ****ing time to women need to think somthing over honestly? i can see being burned out for a day or 2, maybe 3 but running and hiding is not the answer not when somone bluntly asked you to your face to you want me and all my things gone.
Well first off, we as women are not all the same and do everythng the same way. Your question should be how much time does SHE need.
How do you know she's running and hiding? Maybe she's just enjoying her free time and you just think she's running and hiding because she doesn't need to see you every day. She has a life that keeps her busy and you're someone that enhances that already fulfiling life. As I said before you don't seem to have any other life except for her and her kid and so you feel like you're going through some sort of withdrawl from the addiction you have on her when you're not near her constantly.
She either doesn't value you as much as you value her or, she's just happy with occassional contact and doesn't NEED to be around you as much as you apparently NEED to be around her in order for you to be happy.
Take back your life. Talk to her and if what she's saying to you isn't matching what you want in her actions then it's time for you to make the decision for her and find someone who is willing to have you around them as much as you need them to be around you.
Good luck.
“The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.” ~Joan Didion